Welding Technology - WELD/TECH.AAS

First Semester

• WELD 131 - Introduction to Welding Industry 3 credit hours
• WELD 132 - Metallurgy 2 credit hours
• WELD 190 - Oxyfuel Welding & Cutting 3 credit hours
• WELD 192 - Welding Blueprint Reading 2 credit hours
• WELD 194 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding I 3 credit hours
• Mathematics or Physical/Life Science Elective 3-5 credit hours*

Second Semester

• ENGL 131 - First-Year English I 3 credit hours

• or

• ENGL 137 - Technical Writing 3 credit hours
• SPCH 131 - Public Speaking 3 credit hours

• or

• SPCH 145 - Public And Private Communication 3 credit hours
• WELD 195 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding II 3 credit hours
• WELD 196 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding III 3 credit hours
• Mathematics or Physical/Life Science Elective 3-5 credit hours*

Third Semester

• WELD 230 - Intro Gas Metal & Flux Cored Welding 3 credit hours
• WELD 231 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 3 credit hours
• WELD 235 - Advanced Flux Cored Welding 3 credit hours
• WELD 241 - Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 3 credit hours
• WELD 251 - Inspection & Testing of Welds 3 credit hours

Fourth Semester

• WELD 271 - Welding Internship 1 credit hour
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 credit hours
• Welding Technology Electives (see list) 7-9 credit hours

Approved Welding Technology Electives List

• DRFT 140 - Computer Aided Drafting 4 credit hours
• WELD 233 - Fabrication and Layout 3 credit hours
• WELD 237 - Introduction to Non-Ferrous Welding 3 credit hours
• WELD 239 - Pipe Welding 3 credit hours
• WELD 242 - Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding 3 credit hours
• WELD 243 - Advanced Pipe Welding 3 credit hours
• WELD 247 - Advanced Non-Ferrous Welding 3 credit hours
• WELD 252 - Prep Certification Welding Inspector 3 credit hours

• *When using MATH 112 to meet the Mathematics/Physical/Life Science elective requirement, a student must earn a grade of C or better.

Total hours required for the A.A.S in Welding Technology: 60